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From Victim to Leader: How Chief Meibuko is Fighting Poverty and Gender Inequality in Kajiado

Chief Meibuko holds the black staff, a symbol of her authority and leadership, with a sense of pride and purpose.…

2 years ago

Breaking Free: Life After Saying No to Female Genital Mutilation

The sun was shining bright on the faces of the young Maasai girls as they eagerly walked towards the venue…

2 years ago

Embracing Community Participatory Research Approach: The Role of Community Advisory Boards for Research in Conceptualisation of the Enkanyit Ontooyie Menstrual Hygiene Study in Kajiado and Narok Counties, Kenya

Yvonne Opanga, Bernard Mbogo, Joyce Wanjira, Stephen Okumu, Caroline Akinyi Affiliation: Amref Health Africa in Kenya Research and RMNCAH Program…

2 years ago

Opinion: Strengthen health systems in Africa through multilateralism

Africa is facing a range of intersecting crises, including climate change, disease outbreaks, food insecurity, and conflict. While the continent…

2 years ago

Placing people at the heart of African health systems

To build the health systems of the future, governments of African countries must put people first, write Githinji Gitahi and…

2 years ago

How Kenya’s food safety profile is worsening, and why it’s time to act

A recent study by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) revealing the contamination of raw pork and poultry meat in…

2 years ago

Reflections on Shaping the Future of Health in Africa

Maturin Tchoumi, Pharma International Area Head – Africa, Roche More than 20 years after the Abuja Declaration of 2001, when…

2 years ago

Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Partnership with Amref Health Africa

More than three years into the pandemic, for some, access to care to help prevent COVID-19 may only mean a…

2 years ago

Multisectoral Partnerships, key to ending Tuberculosis (TB) in Kenya by 2035

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern in Kenya that has impacted social-economic development. Data from the Ministry of…

2 years ago

WASH Project launched to solve water shortage in Bungoma schools

Over 2 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, and in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, 3…

2 years ago